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Tony Kim Dec 23, 2025 21:56 Character.ai reveals innovative methods for optimizing large-scale pretraining, focusing on techniques like Squinch, dynamic clamping, and Gumbel Softmax, to enhance efficiency in AI model training. Character.ai, a notable player in the AI space, has recently shared insights into its early efforts to optimize large-scale transformer training. The company, which has since shifted its focus to open-source model foundations, originally explored various techniques to enhance training efficiency and speed, according to the Character.AI Blog. Gradient Compression: Squinch One of the key innovations highlighted in Character.ai’s efforts is a…

DWF Labs, a cryptocurrency-focused market maker, has expanded into physical commodities after settling its first physical gold transaction, a rare move for a crypto-native company as precious metal prices continue to break record highs.On Monday, managing partner Andrei Grachev said DWF Labs had “just settled our first gold trade,” describing it as a test tranche involving a single 25-kilogram gold bar. Grachev said the company plans to scale the operation, with ambitions to trade physical silver, platinum and cotton.Notably, the transaction was completed using conventional bullion custody and settlement infrastructure, rather than blockchain-based rails. Source: Andrew GrachevThe move stands out…

An experimental orchestral project in Brazil aims to convert Bitcoin price data into live music, after receiving approval to raise funds through one of the country’s tax-incentive programs for cultural initiatives.According to Brazil’s Federal Register, the authorization allows the project to seek up to 1.09 million reais ($197,000) from private companies and individual donors for an instrumental concert that uses financial data to generate music, drawing on concepts from art, mathematics, economics and physics.The publication does not specify whether any blockchain or onchain infrastructure will be used in the performance. The performance will take place at the country’s federal capital,…

In brief Crypto-linked stocks surged early in 2025 as Bitcoin broke $100,000, lifting miners, treasury firms, and crypto-adjacent businesses in a wave of speculative inflows. Midyear volatility exposed sharp divergence, with narrative-driven high-fliers giving back gains as investors shifted focus to funding quality, dilution risk, and underlying asset value. By year’s end, companies with more durable business models held up better, setting expectations that execution and fundamentals, not pure crypto exposure, will drive performance in 2026. This year opened with a surge of validation for crypto-linked equities. As Bitcoin again broke above $100,000 in January, stocks linked to digital assets—either as…

The cryptocurrency market witnessed pockets of outperformance from select altcoins in 2025, but a broad-based altcoin rally failed to materialize. According to CoinMarketCap data, Bitcoin (BTC) did not breach its yearly low dominance of 55.5% hit on Jan. 5, signaling that traders did not abandon BTC and rush into altcoins.Glassnode said in a recent post on X that nearly all crypto sectors had underperformed BTC over the past three months, signaling “a market environment where capital concentration favors BTC.”Could the major altcoins make a comeback in 2026? Let’s analyze the charts of the top five major altcoins to find out.Ether…

The cryptocurrency market witnessed pockets of outperformance from select altcoins in 2025, but a broad-based altcoin rally failed to materialize. According to CoinMarketCap data, Bitcoin (BTC) did not breach its yearly low dominance of 55.5% hit on Jan. 5, signaling that traders did not abandon BTC and rush into altcoins.Glassnode said in a recent post on X that nearly all crypto sectors had underperformed BTC over the past three months, signaling “a market environment where capital concentration favors BTC.”Could the major altcoins make a comeback in 2026? Let’s analyze the charts of the top five major altcoins to find out.Ether…

Bitcoin BTC$87,497.49 has disappointed investors this year, trailing both gold and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 stock index, despite expectations that it would benefit from fiat currency devaluation.But according to a VanEck manager, the largest crypto asset could be setting up for a major comeback next year.”Bitcoin is lagging the Nasdaq 100 Index by roughly 50% year-to-date, and that dislocation is setting it up to be a top performer in 2026,” said David Schassler, head of multi-asset solutions at VanEck, in the firm’s recently published 2026 outlook.While this year’s weakness reflects a softer risk appetite and tight liquidity, the thesis for…

Two months after Trump’s tariff headline detonated a historic liquidation cascade, Bitcoin is still stuck in a different kind of market, one with less leverage, thinner liquidity, and a weaker bid from ETFsBitcoin is sitting in the mid $80,000s again, and the vibe feels nothing like early October, when everyone was still talking like the next leg up was inevitable, AP captured the mood shift in hard numbers, a deep drawdown from the Oct. 6 peak and a market that has been bleeding confidence for weeks.If you spend time on crypto X, you have seen the argument playing out in…

Brett Harrison, the former president of the now-defunct FTX US exchange, has closed a $35 million funding round for his new derivatives venture, signaling renewed investor confidence in the sector and continued venture appetite for crypto-linked derivatives infrastructure.On Tuesday, The Information reported that Harrison’s startup, Architect Financial Technologies, is using the funding to build an institutional trading platform spanning derivatives, equities, futures and digital assets. Participants in the round included Miax, Tioga Capital, ARK Investment, Galaxy and VanEck.The new capital follows a $12 million funding round in 2024 backed by Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, SALT Fund and other investors. Source:…

With the growing number of betting websites available online, it can be difficult to tell which platforms are safe and trustworthy. While betting is strictly for adults and regulated differently across regions, understanding how reputable betting websites سایت شرط بندی operate can help you recognize safe online practices and avoid scams or fraudulent platforms.This guide explains the key factors that distinguish a secure, reliable betting website from an unsafe one, and what to look out for. That said, here are ten ways to choose a safe and trusted betting website.1. Licensing and RegulationOne of the most important signs of a…